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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 5630 p4p, 6003 weight class) and Mateusz Radovic (ranked 168 p4p, 176 weight class). Mateusz Radovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derrick Thomas's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Radovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas throws a hook but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Thomas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Radovic lands with a shot to the body.
Radovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Radovic, as that shot connected.
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Radovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Radovic.
Radovic misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Radovic misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas thuds his right hand into Radovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Radovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovic misses with a looping right.
Radovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas takes a swing at Radovic's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Radovic saw that one coming.
Radovic forces Thomas back against the ropes and clinches.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Radovic.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radovic throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Radovic strikes.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Radovic saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Radovic takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Radovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Radovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Radovic walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Radovic looks winded!
Radovic slips a jab from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Radovic.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Radovic's shoulder, as Radovic tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Radovic walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Radovic.
Radovic misses with a straight right.
Radovic lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Radovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radovic.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radovic ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Jab from Radovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radovic. That did some damage!
Radovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A low kick from Radovic is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Radovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Radovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radovic slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Radovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Radovic.
Radovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Radovic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Radovic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Radovic looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Radovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a straight right that drops Radovic on his ass! Radovic jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Radovic.
Radovic tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a quick right hand that sends Radovic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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